personal property
an estate or property consisting of movable articles both corporeal, as furniture or jewelry, or incorporeal, as stocks or bonds (distinguished from real property).
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How to use personal property in a sentence
They allow local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to seize personal property without proving or even charging the owner with a crime.
Police seize property without charges and pocket the proceeds. There’s a bipartisan move to crack down. | Joe Davidson | December 10, 2021 | Washington PostThe county didn’t worry about the credit because Google categorized very little equipment as personal property, the source said.
Big Tech Is Coming to Small-Town America, But There's a Catch | Alana Semuels | August 4, 2021 | Time“The lien process does not impact a patient’s personal property and is intended to recoup expenses from settlement proceeds from the negligent party’s insurance company,” he said.
Some Hospitals Kept Suing Patients Over Medical Debt Through the Pandemic | by Jenny Deam | June 14, 2021 | ProPublicaThe Mitchell ruling stemmed from a lawsuit filed against Los Angeles by four homeless residents who accused police of “confiscating and then destroying” their personal property without a warrant.
Because pets are lawfully viewed as personal property nationwide, those who steal them have relatively little to lose.
Lady Gaga Got Her Dogs Back, but as Criminals Capitalize on the Demand for Pandemic Pups, Others Aren't So Lucky | Melissa Chan | March 12, 2021 | Time
Workers and residents alike search for personal property, landmarks from a barely recognizable neighborhood, and bodies.
Shocking Videos and Photos From the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami | The Daily Beast | March 11, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe document gave Billings claim to all personal property, bank accounts, and future earnings of the debtor.
Whenever fixtures annexed to real estate retain the character of personal property they may be mortgaged.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesIn general, any personal property that may be sold; many of the statutes define it.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThus, in contracts for the sale of specific personal property, its existence at the time of the sale is generally assumed.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesIn the case of personal property a sale may be avoided during his minority by an infant seller or buyer.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesPart payment of the purchase money for personal property is generally regarded as showing such intention.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for personal property
law movable property, such as furniture or money: Also called: personalty Compare real property
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Cultural definitions for personal property
Furniture, automobiles, boats, and other possessions that are not included in the category of real property.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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